One more thing, for now. Every year, the fifth graders have this graduation-type ceremony called fifth grade recognition. During this ceremony, the teachers compile lists of the kid's accomplishments. One of the things that always intrigues me is the one for reading. The kids keep track of how many pages they have read for the whole school year. Usually, the teachers list the top ten readers and how many pages they read. And every year, I am always sitting there thinking, "I wonder how many pages I read in a school year," and then I think, "I could totally beat that!" So this year, I decided to keep track of how many pages I am reading. I always like to keep track of the books I've read, especially when I start to get repeats and I don't even realize it!
So, being a wee bit competitive and obsessive, I am totally into this like it is a contest. Like it is going to be some great miracle if I read more in a school year than an 11 year old child.